[Open-access] An anti-RWA bill

Tue Jan 31 20:41:35 UTC 2012

2012/1/31 Björn Brembs <b.brembs at googlemail.com>:

> If all publishers went for author charges, what would be
> keeping them from increasing the charges as they have
> hyperinflated subscriptions?

I hypothesize: exactly the problems you describe would prevent such a
race.  Top journal publishers are terrified of losing their status.
Seriously, terrified.
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Nick Barnes, Climate Code Foundation, http://climatecode.org/